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Convention Paper

The Loudness Balance of Audio Broadcast Programs

Authors: Belger, Ernst

AES Convention 35 · Paper 601 · October 1968

Abstract

Loudness desired by listeners with program composed of speech and music. Influence of the kind of program, listening situation, age, sex, cultural level. Contradictory demands and compromises. Rules for level balancing. Measuring loudness and automatic monitoring. Influence of reverberation and of psychological effects affecting the apparent loudness. Changing parameters by automatic discrimination between speech and music.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 35
AES Convention
35
Paper number
601
Publication date
October 6, 1968
Affiliation
Institut fur Rundfunktechnik GmbH, Hamburg, Germany (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper